# Stop Needing Approval to Keep Going by Bryant McGill > “People care too much about what negative people think when they have not yet accepted that much of life’s hardest work is done alone. No one can feel your pain for you, undergo your treatment for you, or climb out of your hole for you, and once you accept that, you stop needing everyone’s approval to keep going.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Livestream (Aug 2015)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Livestream|Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2015-08-16). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Livestream|Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Courage|Courage]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “People care too much about what negative people think when they have not yet accepted that much of life’s hardest work is done alone. No one can feel your pain for you, undergo your treatment for you, or climb out of your hole for you, and once you accept that, you stop needing everyone’s approval to keep going.” — Bryant McGill, Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Livestream (Aug 2015) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-stop-needing-approval ```